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my husband, a 57 ry old handicapped man was arrested for shoplifting $35 from a wal-mart in Arkansas? He is being charged with a misdemeanor - what are the consequences of pleading guilty?

 

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September 11 10:12 PM (9 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
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First, don't plead guilty. The consequences are likely a fine and a permanent record for theft. However, in most cases, if the person has a clean record, an agreement can be reached to keep the criminal offense off of their record. This has different names in different states. It can be called a "Stay of Prosecution" or a "continuance for dismissal" and many other variations. It means, in essennce, that the prosecutor tables the matter for a defined period (usually one year) and if there are no same or similar offenses, it is dismissed. This--no record. That is what he should shoot for.

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